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You should do all of the following to prevent further heat loss in a victim of hypothermia, except:
 
  A) insulate the head.
  B) remove wet clothing.
  C) give the victim hot coffee to drink.
  D) insulate the victim from the ground.



You should keep a hypothermia victim in which of the following positions?
 
  A) semisitting
  B) vertical
  C) supine
  D) flat with legs elevated



The American Heart Association guidelines suggest attempting CPR on a hypothermia victim, even in the presence of:
 
  A) fixed and dilated pupils.
  B) a very rigid chest wall.
  C) lethal injuries.
  D) long transports to definitive care and delay in rewarming.



When providing first aid care for severe hypothermia, you should do all of the following except:
 
  A) assess vital signs over a 1-minute period.
  B) use mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-mask ventilation.
  C) try to rewarm the victim by applying heat.
  D) insulate the victim against further heat loss.



Severe hypothermia makes the victims appear:
 
  A) dead.
  B) drowsy.
  C) cyanotic.
  D) to have a seizure.
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